[mometsi]

Terrible decision. Upper Volta was the coolest country name on Earth. Who wouldn't tremble before the Upper Voltaic Ambassador?

[ithkuil]

I wonder if there was a current that offered some resistance to it but was overpowered

[lovich]

Sankara was pretty big on breaking with western influences and going back to local culture. The Upper Voltaic Ambassador title was an unfortunate victim of that